Judgement and Restoration

Judgement and Restoration?
John 8:1-11
Pastor Terry Wilcox

Background: All Jewish men were to be in Jerusalem for Passover; Pharisees were determined to hang on to their power; Jesus was a threat.

Why Jesus came: John 3:17; I Peter 2:24

The Story

1. John 8:2 – The people wanted to be with Jesus.
2. John 8:3 – Legalists tend to be selective. Where is the man.
3. John 8:6 – This was a trap using the law of Moses and the law of Rome.
4. John 8:6 – What Jesus wrote in the dirt = ? We don’t know.
5. John 8:7 – “Without sin” is from the Greek word anamartetos which also means, “without a sinful desire.”
6. John 8:9 – The more experienced realized their trap had failed. Jesus, the woman, and the people remained.
7. John 8:11 – Two types of judgment:
   I. Condemnation
   II. Discernment
8. John 8:11 – Grace makes restoration possible.
   James 2:12-13
   Grace does not ignore sin; it is the remedy.

The church is not called to condemn people, but to create an atmosphere where the grace of God can do the work of restoration.

Personal Notes